When Ruth and Nathan arrived at the Imperial City’s International Fashion Gala, they were denied entry by the staff. “Ms. Ruth, do you have an electronic invitation?”Ruth frowned. “What?”“We had some errors with the paper invitations. It seems like we sent more invitations than the amount of people we can accommodate in the hall, so we will only receive those with electronic invitations,” the staff told her politely. Those words were fine on their own, but there were other people standing beside the staff member. Those “other people” were from DH. They had gone through a lot of trouble choosing their brand ambassador while paying close attention to the news online. In the end, though, they still picked Luna. When the DH people saw Ruth again, they felt that they were now enemies with her. “All the people participating in the fashion show are big brands with new clothes to show, so they’re naturally only going to invite people who can afford those clothes,” someone said. T
The DH staff members kept talking until Pearl got into a better mood. She turned and sneered disdainfully at Ruth. “Have you made your call? Is your pretty husband coming to pick you up? I can’t believe he can’t even get you an invitation. Is he a kept man like your father?”Pearl was humiliated at the supermarket, then went to the hospital because of Ruth’s lie. The more she thought about those two things, the angrier she got. She intended to humiliate Ruth with a long speech about how her husband was definitely not anyone important, or there was no way he could not even get her an invitation to this sort of event. However, before she could say anything, she saw someone walking over in her peripheral vision. “What’s going on, Madam?”The organizer knew that Kallan was coming over and had sent a person to receive him. When the organizer and Kallan showed up at the same time, the situation turned a little strange. Kallan was Abel’s assistant, so his status was much higher th
Luna’s gentle smile nearly slipped. She opened her mouth to say something to lighten up the atmosphere, but Pearl just snorted derisively and left. The searching looks of the staff members, who watched the entire exchange, were fixated on Luna. They felt like knives. Luna’s expression sank. She tightened her grip on the phone and practically fled from the area. The organizer gave Ruth and Nathan seats at the center of the first row. Those were seats for the VVIPs. Ruth was still feeling a little dazed, but Nathan had already figured things out. He told her that since the organizing party was a fashion brand under Blakewell Corporation, it was only natural that they would be respectful toward members of the Blakewell family. After he said that, he also remarked in amazement that the Blakewell family name was really powerful.Ruth nodded. She was still puzzled and wanted to ask some questions, but the emcee announced the start of the fashion show. She composed herself and
Ruth wore a light green dress, and her slightly wavy long hair was tied up in a casual ponytail. Sitting prominently underneath her long, smooth neck were her collarbones. When the light shone on her, her skin shone like a pearl. She sat in a lazy fashion and gave off a unique demeanor. When she looked at the stage aloofly, she appeared like an onlooker who was just observing something that had nothing to do with her. When Luna met her gaze, she slowly smiled. “That’s why I’ve asked DH to reserve all the limited-edition items in your size today as thanks for taking care of Rising Star in the past and for supporting me and Caelus.”Those words were directed at Ruth, but the moment she finished speaking, the entire audience burst into a ruckus. Even Pearl was shocked. That fake b*tch in sheep’s clothing was actually provoking Ruth in public?How exciting!After a period of uncomfortable silence, the people started whispering to each other. “If I’m not mistaken, Luna said th
Luna’s elegant and smug expression vanished. She was so angry that her face twisted in rage. However, she could not find any suitable way to retort. The atmosphere became so awkward that it was stifling. The emcee did his best to mediate the situation and switched the topic to the other designers. Ruth put down the microphone and instinctively looked to her side. Terran was gone. She asked Nathan, “Where is she?”Nathan knew Ruth well. Hence, he was not surprised by what she said. While he watched Luna’s expression change, he also paid attention to the other changes in the hall. When he heard the question, he answered seriously, “While you were talking to Luna, Ms. Terran was staring at you. Once you started talking about how men were like clothes, she seemed to have scoffed and left through the left door. Honestly, he could have just said the last phrase. Why did he have to waste his breath with the rest?Ruth’s mouth twitched. Then, she got up to chase after Terran.
“Congratulations.”Terran’s cold and aloof words interrupted Ruth’s thoughts. After some brief thought, Ruth decided to go straight to the main topic of the conversation. “I’d like to ask you to join the team.”Terran smiled and gave her an unreadable glance before she said in a slightly mocking tone, “I work for Rising Star and am the head screenwriter of Silent Love. I’ve adapted plenty of top-selling major works. Why do you think I’d agree to work on your little-known novel?”“Silent Love plagiarized Strawberry Season. I believe you’ve heard about it.”“I did. But that’s not within my consideration. Even if Silent Love ends up being canceled, I won’t consider working on a web drama.”Her words were absolutely ruthless. They blocked off all of the potential paths Ruth could take. When she saw that they were only a few hundred meters away from Rising Star, Ruth realized that she had no other choice. Besides, she was also hurt by the harsh words, so she decided to be utterly
When Ruth heard her words, her eyes lit up. “Are you jealous?”She had a perfect understanding of the micro-expressions people had when they were jealous. And it was all thanks to Abel being jealous so often. Of course, Abel also played a role in how she managed to break the ice with Terran. Apparently, men were not the only ones who liked women acting cute. Women also liked other women who acted cute. “Hmph. I’m not jealous.” Terran scoffed and returned to being an aloof and heartless woman. However, that expression was just bizarre in this sort of situation and atmosphere. Since Ruth knew when to quit while she was ahead, she did not continue being smug and just gently told Terran the reason behind her actions. She wanted to retrieve all the people she brought into Rising Star, but she was in no position to do it, nor did she have the power to do it. Hence, she could only find chances to break the walls keeping her allies trapped in Rising Star one by one, and the situat
Ruth sniffled and moved back aloofly. “Is that so? Alright, then. I’ll have my assistant send the book to you later. I expect an official announcement from you within two days, understand?”Terran was speechless. She wanted to throw the brat out of the car. She gave her an inch, and she went straight for a mile. Since Terran really did have work at Rising Star, Ruth stood at the foot of the building and waited for Nathan to pick her up. But, before Nathan arrived, a familiar luxury car came over. The red Maserati stopped at the foot of the building. Luna stared at Ruth and charged over while blazing with anger. “Ruth, why are you here? I thought you’re oh-so-aloof and don’t care about Caelus. Why are you still so shameless and came to find him?!”Ruth just stared at her like she was looking at a retard. “Do you need to get your head checked? Does Caelus own this piece of land?”Her casual attitude served as a stark contrast to how wary Luna looked. It also made her remembe